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  2. State constitutions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, each state has its own written constitution.. They are much longer than the United States Constitution, which only contains 4,543 words.State constitutions are all longer than 8,000 words because they are more detailed regarding the day-to-day relationships between government and the people.

  3. Comparison of U.S. state and territory governments - Wikipedia

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    State Notes Alabama The Alabama State Senate allows a filibuster, and has a general three-fifths requirement to enact cloture. A simple majority of 18 is acceptable when dealing with the budget and redistricting. [6] Arkansas Arkansas, along with Rhode Island, is one of the only states that requires a supermajority to pass a budget.

  4. List of U.S. states and territories by area - Wikipedia

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    The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.

  5. Template:US state and territory lists - Wikipedia

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    This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible. To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:

  6. Template:Constitutions of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A navigational box that can be placed at the bottom of articles. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status State state The initial visibility of the navbox Suggested values collapsed expanded autocollapse String suggested Template transclusions Transclusion maintenance Check completeness of transclusions The above documentation is transcluded from Template ...

  7. List of national constitutions - Wikipedia

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    A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, but consists of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.

  8. Defunct state constitutions of the United States (25 P) Members of U.S. state constitutional conventions (5 C, 4 P) U.S. state constitutional amendments (8 C, 84 P)

  9. Alabama Constitution of 1901 - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the State of Alabama of 1901 was the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Alabama.Adopted in 1901, it was Alabama's sixth constitution.. At 388,882 words, [2] the document was 12 times longer than the average state constitution, 51 times longer than the U.S. Constitution, and, at the time of its repeal, the longest [3] and most amended [4] constitution operative ...